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               <cbc:Description languageID="DEU">Siehe § 160 Absatz 3 GWB
- innerhalb einer Frist von 10 Kalendertagen gegenüber der
Stadt Köln nach Erkennen des Verstoßes gegen
Vergabevorschriften im Vergabeverfahren
- spätestens bis Ablauf der Angebots-/Bewerbungsfrist bei
Verstößen gegen Vergabevorschriften in der Bekanntmachung
- spätestens bis Ablauf der Angebots-/Bewerbungsfrist bei
Verstößen gegen Vergabevorschriften, die aufgrund der
Bekanntmachung erkennbar sind
- spätestens bis Ablauf der Angebots-/Bewerbungsfrist bei
Verstößen gegen Vergabevorschriften, die in den
Vergabeunterlagen erkennbar sind
- innerhalb von 15 Tagen nach Eingang der Mitteilung der Stadt
Köln, der Rüge nicht abhelfen zu wollen
Siehe § 135 Absatz 2 GWB
- 30 Kalendertage nach der Information der betroffenen Bieter
und Bewerber durch die Stadt Köln über den Abschluss des
Vertrages, spätestens jedoch sechs Monate nach
Vertragsschluss
Im Fall der Bekanntmachung der Auftragsvergabe im Amtsblatt
der EU 30 Kalendertage nach Veröffentlichung der
Auftragsvergabe im Amtsblatt der EU</cbc:Description>
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         <cbc:Note languageID="DEU">Den veröffentlichten Dokumenten ist das Dokument "Eigenerklärung_RUS-Sanktionen_Art_5k" zu entnehmen. Diese Eigernerklärung ist zwingend sowie vollständig ausgefüllt und unterschrieben mit dem Teilnahmeantrag oder dem Angebot einzureichen. Rechtzeitig gestellte Fragen werden nach § 20 Absatz 3 Nummer 1 VgV bis sechs Tage vor Ablauf der Angebotsfrist beantwortet.</cbc:Note>
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